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“What crime has Shreyas Iyer committed?” Twitter demolished Gautam Gambhir for one day captaincy of Shubman Gill

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After Rohit Sharma retired from the test format, Shubman Gill was appointed as the captain of India’s red ball. Rohit may have inspired India for many great win, but he failed to match his Test match performance with his aura in limited overs cricket.

Shubman Gill has got immediate fame after being appointed Indian Test skipper. He has not only made a big pile of run and has broken many personal records, but has also won a Test match at Edgbaston’s prestigious site, where any other Indian captain had never won a Test before.

With his eyes on the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, two Indians, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, decided to continue with the ODI format even after retiring from two other formats.

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Given Rohit’s amazing record as an ODI captain and the winner of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, Indian fans had a mark to maintain him as ODI captain. However, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill were speculated, which were at the forefront of India’s white ball, if the Rohit does not retain the role.

Viral X Post has claimed Shubman Gill that as the next OD skipper for India

After the Indian and Bangladeshi cricket boards, BCCI and BCB decided to postpone India vs Bangladesh White-Ball Tour, delaying the return of Indian great Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the blue shirt.

Among these claims, a viral X post by a popular journalist associated with a very prestigious handle claimed that Shubman Gill would lead India in his upcoming ODI fixtures.

After the test captaincy, the post concluded that Gill would also take over as India’s ODI skipper from Rohit Sharma.

This created a major discussion on the Internet whether it is being taken or thought by the Indian management, as the credit was also a potential contender for the role. Many people have come in support of the estimated claim, while some have openly criticized it.

Shreyas Iyer proved his merit as a captain in IPL

Iyer has been a sensational player for India in white-ball formats in recent years, cited limited opportunities that have been provided to them in the longest format of the game.

The Mumbai batsman has been a full star, who is also successfully a leading side as his captain. Although Sris Iyer was not considered for captaincy despite leading Delhi’s capitals in two successful sessions in 2019 and 2020, but all were obliged to consider him a great leader after winning their first titles with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Despite not receiving the desired praise, he was again named the captain of the Punjab Kings for the IPL 2025. Shreyas Iyer took Punjab Kings into the final after being the highest run-scorer.

Although the title is not winning, he was highly praised for his captaincy and was also considered in line for India’s ODI captaincy as the successor of Great captain Rohit Sharma. However, the sudden post claiming Gill as the next leader is a shock to his ambitions.

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